Collapsible tube and other container



I M. B. BEHRMAN.

COLLAPSIBLE TUBE AND OTHER CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED IIIIIII` I5. |920.

Patented 0ct.26,1920.

I /a- Il /3 IIIII I IIII III' HI. IIII UNITED 'STATES 'PATENT .oFF-leegManaus B. BEHRMAN, or Nnw. Yoan, N. Y'.

coLLArsInLn TUBE AND o'rHEn CONTAINER.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 26.1920.

Application inea much i5, 1920. serial No. 365,734

To azZZ 'whom 'it may concern Beit known that I, MARCUS B. BEHRMAN,

a citizen of thfUnited States, and'a resiture closed by said p ug, 1said plug. bein kstationary :so-.that when the cap is screwe to' openposition the hole in the top'y thereof 40- may become' exposed above.the plugand- The invention :relates l more .particularlyl t tocontainers havingla screw-cap which .1s -ordinarily removedso as tolpermit the dis-v paste, shaving cream .and` the Y tbes usually have athreaded neck and a dentF of New ork city, in the county of New'York andState ofv New 'York, have invented certain 'new and useful Improvementsin Collapsible Tubes and other Containers,`of which the following is aspecificacharge of the contents throu htherneck of thecontainern'ontainers o Athis class are of various t {pes,-and one tvpeis represented `by a .collapsible tube ,of the -kind commonly l employedfor holdin toothlik These screw-cap which is removed 4when it is de'-sired to discharge the contents of the containersthrough said neck.` It-is commonly wellknown that the screw-caps on .con-

tainers When'fremoved from position Ifrequently fallfon' the -fioor andget jlo'st 0r.

otherwise misplaced, and the purpose of the present Invention is toprovide a container having a screw-'cap which is not detachable v fromlthe container, but which when' partly unscrewed \exposes an openingvtherein through which the contents of the f container may bedischarged." 1I preferably, provide a hole in the centerofthe-.top ofthescrew cap andcwithin the "neck"V of the 'container 35 I 'provide' afplugwhich, .when vfthecapiis screwed to its'closing osition, hasfitsaperbeutilized for the discharge ofthe contents ofthe vcontainer.;Bvpreference the holel i .iii'gthetop of the screw-capfhas' doivvlwardliv1,divepiging side' '.walls 1lcorrespcnding wit -willb'e #hereby avoidingmi viii in ,the *are closure Ipcstion fthe 'upper'end 4ofwthe plug o thecapi 1 ush'vith the 'top surface' c olnpanyingl drawings, lin whichpartly broken away and tube provi edmwitha closure embodying myinvention;

pil'side walls" of "the etneck of the` con- 1 1 the cap and avoiding theformation of a dried block of the'shaving'cream or other substance inthe hole in the top of the cap.

The plug vhereinbefore referred to 1s formed. integrally with a Spannerre erably having three wings and adapted t inserted downwardly with awedginig acf o be tion into the upper endy of the neck of the container,the outer edges of said wings bein slightly downwar ly converging and.the mner walls of the neckcf the container being correspondinglydiverged so that' said Spanner may have a wedging fit within said neck.'The Spanner ,may be of only 'sufiicient thickness to maintainitsfhorizontal position at the mouth of the'neck' of the lcontainer andthe, upper surface of said,- Spanner will preferably be on a -level withthe lipfsurrounding the mouth of thereontainen The screwcap may berenderedv non-detachable but displaceable-in several ways as will appearfrom 't -e description'v hereinafter given. l {My'mventlon may from'which the li uid contents `are to be be aA plied togla'ss con `taine'rsor bottles and especially to bottles discharged in limite quantities,such as bottles for holding` sauce and the like.

-TheA invention will be fullyl understood from the detailed "descriptionhereinafter v presented, referehcej bei-rig had to ac- -jFigure 1 1s aside elevation,

artlyin section, of a collapsible Fig.`2..-sjlan'enlarged sectional'view of portion of the same,

the-dotted'line 2-f2of Fig. 1 and .the cap being shown in its openposltion;

' atop view-of the same, with the.

ihegnevicex apply in the'neck ofthe tube shown-f inFigs. l. Zand 3;

'the closure features I closed position Eef mea'ns *being* providedv forpreventing-the lthe section se detached perspective view of:

completdetachment lofthe cap; the'l l 611s a.`- `aid@l f 'elevatiom`Apartly broken 11'6- awa a 'colla v.sible tube equipped with amodiiied'form d I.my invention; the s'cr6'w- Fgsfl and 2;

lpresenting a modificationl of the structure shown in Figs. -1 and 2f Inthe drawings, referring to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, 10 designates acollapsible tube which, except vfor the features of my inven-` tion, maybe of any usual or suitable material and construction. The tube 10 isformed with a neck 11 having above its Vist lower end a screw-thread 12below whichthe neck being of smaller diameter than the greater diameterof said thread, a space 13 is provided for the vertical movement of thelower edge of a screw-cap 14. `The inner walls of the neck 11 preferablyslightly converge downwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and exceptas to thefeatures referred to, said neck 11 is of usual character.

vWithin the upper end of the neck 11 I inserta spanner 15shown in detailin Fig.

4, which preferably has three laterally extending, equally spaced apart,wings- 16 adapted to be wedged against the converg# ing inner walls ofthe neck 11, the outer vertical edges of said wings 16 being'inclinedslightly downwardly and inwardly to match the converging surfaces of theneck 11. At'the center of the top of the spanner 15 is provided a shortplug 17 which has downwardly diverging side surfaces Iand a flat upperend, and said plug 17 is preferably integral with the spanner 15, andsaid `Spanner and plug may be of metal, glass,

Celluloid or other suitable material. The plug 17 extends upwardly fromthe upper end of the Spanner 15, and said end of said Spanner ispreferably on a horizontal plane with the lip surrounding the mouth ofthe neck 11, as shown in Fig. 1. y

Upon the neck 11 I apply a screw-cap 14 having an internal thread in itsskirt portion toengage the thread 12 on said neck and formed in its topwith a discharge ori fice 18 having downwardly diverging sidev wallsadaptedto the diverging side surfaces of the plug 17. The extreme lowerannular edges 19 of the orifice 18 are laterally rounded off', as shownin Fig. 2, so that the open? ing at the lower end of the orifice 18 mayVbe somewhat enlarged beyond the diameter of the lower end of the plug17. Theorifice 18 is proportionate to the diameter of the plug 17 andthe length of the plug 17 is proportioned to the depth of the orifice 18so that when the cap is screwed home or to. closing position, said plugwill close said will be discharged in the form Vof a rod rather than inthe 'condition ofa hollow tube, the upwardly converging surfaces of' theplug and orifice causing the material to be directed inwardly above theplug 17 to form a rod as distinguished from said plug creating a tubularorifice through the extent of the material dischargedfrom thecontainer.

The cap 14 has the outwardly diverging edges 19 at the lower end of theorifice 18A so as to facilitate the outward fiow of the material aroundthe plugV 17 and also to permit a return movement of the material fromthe lower portion of the orifice 18 when the cap 14 is screwed to itsclosing position. The cap 14 has, at its lower edge, an inwardly .turnedshoulder 21 which, during the movements of the cap, pass along the space13 at the exterior ofthe neck 11, and said shoulder 21, in coperationwith a shoulder at the lower thread 12on the neck 11, prevents thecomplete detachment of the cap 14. The cap 14 will be applied upon theneck 11, while the lower edge of the skirt of said cap stands somewhatoutwardly from the final position thereof and thereafter the lower edgeof said skirt will be squeezed inwardly on yconcentric lines so that theshoulder 21 may enter the space 13` around the neck 11 and the thread onthe cap placed in full engagement with the thread 12 on said neck.l Thecap 14 may'have a movement outwardly to carry the orifice 18 from theplug 17, or to the position shown in Fig. 2, and said cap maybe movedinwardly so as to carry the orifice 18 closely upon the plug 17 or tothe position shown in Fig. 1.

to permit the discharge of the contents 20 from the receptacle.

It is important thatl the Spanner 15 may be of such construction that itmay be inserted in the neck 11 after the material 2O has been filledinto the tube 10, since thereby said Spanner may be firmly inserted inposi-V tion and be enabled to malntain its position within said neck.The Spanner. 15 is a separate.- piece may be very readily lmanufacturedand applied to position.

I do not wish to limit my invention fto all of the details shown inFigs. 1 'and 2, and therefore inFig. 5 I illustrate a slightmodification .in that the exterior'thread on the .f neck of thecontainer is in upper and lower l portions separated by a space 22within which a pin 23 applied through the skirtl 1 0 of the cap may movewhen the! capy 1s screwed to its* open and closed positions,

l said pin 23 serving to prevent the complete detachment of the cap.from the recep. tacle and sai-d space 22 fulfilling the ofthe space 13,shown in Fig.

pur oses l 1.- PWhen the'pin 23 is made use of, the.

shoulder 21, shown in Fig. 2, may be omitted from the skirt of the cap.'Ihe closureshownin Fig. 5 is identical with that illustrated in Figs. 1to 4 inclusive,A

with'the exception of the slight change ren- -dered necessary by thesubstitution of. the

pin 23 for the shoulder 21'.

In Figs. `6 and'7 I illustrate a further modification in which I numberthe flexible tubefas 24 and the cap as 25. In this? modification Iemploy inclined slots 26 in the skirt of the cap to receive and moveonpinsl 27 projecting laterally from the side of the 30 neck of thetube, said pins and slots being employed as, a substitution for thescrewthreads shown. in Figs. 2 and 5 and as means for permitting'themovement of the cap 25 to its open and closed positions and prevent- Aing the'complete detachment of the cap fromlthetube. The cap 25 willhave the orifice 18.0f Fig. 2`and the neck of the tube y24 will have thespanner 15 and plug 17 of the identical construction shown in Figs. 1

i4,0 to 4 inclusive.

In Fig. 8 I illustrate my invention as applied to a bottle 28 having aglass neck 29 formed with\ an annular shoulder 30 at a suitable distancebelow the lip surrounding 4'5 the mouth of the bottle, and in thisemployment ofthe invention I make use of an inner sleeve 31 of `cork orother suitable material closely fitting within the neck 29 of the bottleand usually projecting above the 50`ylip around the mouth thereof, asshown.'

Exterior to'thegbottle 28 I apply a cap-receiving section 32 comprisinga skirt 33 and an upwardly projecting externally threaded neck 34. Theneck 34 corresponds with 4the neck of the containershown in Figs.` 1 to4 inclusive, and the sleeve 31 closely fits within said neck- 34, Thelower edge ofthe skirt 33of the closure-section 32 is crimped -underfthe shoulder 30, as at'35, whereby said section 32 becomes locked uponthe bottle. .I make use of the sleeve 31 because the bottle 28 isintended to contain food prode;`

ucts. Within the upper end of the sleeve 31 I provide the Spanner 15,shown in Fig. 4, and upon the exterior of the\neck 34 I apply adaptedfor movement from and toward its a screw-cap 36 having an orifice 37corresponding with the orifice 18, shown'in Fig. 2, and cooperating withthe-plug 17 in the Y same manner that the orifice 18 cooperates withth'eplug 17 as hereinbefore described with respect to Figs.` 1 to 7inclusive. The

vcap 36 will 'be equipped with a pin 38 toy prevent .the .completedetachment of the cap from the neck 34. In. the construction shown inFig. 1 the neck is integral with the container, but since the bottleshown in Fig. 8 is of glass, the neck 34 is made in a separate piece andfastened upon the lip around the mouth of ythebottle by means of the.skirt 33. vThe neck ortion 34 of the section'32 corresponds with theneck portion of the containers shown -in Figs.l 1 to 7 inclusive, andthecap 36 and spanner 1 5 correspond with the caps and Spanner hereinbeforedescribed, and there-l fore the operation of. said cap 36 will beunderstood without further detailed explanation.

What' I claim as my invention and desire to secure'by Letters-Patent,is: i

1. A receptacle having a neck portion, a cap thereon having an orificein its top and adapted for movement from and toward its clos-ingposition, means forpreventing the complete detachment of the cap, and aspan- 'ner within said neck having a plug adapted to close saidorifice'when the capis moved to closing'position. l Y p 2. A receptaclehaving ak neck'portion', a

cap, thereon having an orifice in its top and 190 closing position,means for preventing the Vcomplete detachment of the cap, and a spannerwithin said neck having a plug adapted to close said orifice when thecaplis moved to closing position, said orifice and said plug havingdownwardly diverging side surfaces.

3. A'receptacle having a neck portion, a cap thereon having an orificein its top and adapted for movement from and toward its closingposition, means for preventing the complete detachment of the cap, and aspanner within said neck having a plug adapted to close said orificewhenthe cap is moved to closing position, said Spanner` having aVplurality of wings fitting with a wedging cap thereon having an orificein its top and adapted for movement from and toward its oclosingposition, means for preventing the complete detachment of the cap, and aspan- 5 ner within said neck having a plug adapted to close said orificewhen the cap is lmoved to closing position, the top of said cap having asmooth lower surface and said spanner having its upper end flush withthe lip of the mouth of said receptacle and said plug being extendedabove the'upper end of said Spanner.

6. A receptacle having a neck portion, a

cap thereon having an orifice in its, top and adapted for movement fromand toward its closing position, means for preventing `the completedetachment of the cap, and a spanner lwithin said neck having a plugadapted to close said orifice when the cap is' moved to closingposition, said Spanner being in a separate piece insertible within saidneck and adapted to tightly t the same, and said orifice and said plughaving downwardly diverrring side surfaces.

receptacle having a neck portion and a closure therefor compriisingA asection clamped thereon/ and having a threaded neck, a threaded cap onsaid neck'having an orifice in its top and adapted'for movement from andtoward its closing position,'rneans for preventing the completedetachment of said cap and a Spanner within said neck having a plugadapted to close Said orifice when the cap .is moved to closingposition.

8. A receptacle having a neck portion, a

vcapl thereon having an orifice in' its top and adapted for movementfroml and toward its closing position, means for preventing the completedetachment of the ca and a plug mounted within said neck an close saidorifice when the cap is moved to closing position, said orifice and saidplug having downwardly diverging side surfaces.

9 A receptacle having a neck portion, a sleeve inserted in saidneck-portion, a cap on said neck portion having an oricein its top andadapted for movement from and toward its closing position, means forpreventing the complete detachment ofthe cap, andl a Spanner within4said sleeve having a plug adapted to close said orifice when .thecap ismoved to closing position.

10. A receptacle having a neck portion, a sleeve therein and a closuretherefor comprising a section clamped Von said neck portion and having athreaded neck, a threaded cap on said neck having an orifice in its topand adapted for movement from and toward its closing position, means forpreventing the complete detachment of said cap, and a Spanner withinsaid sleeve having a ,plug adapted to close said orifice when the cap ismoved to closing position, said sleeve ex tending within saidneckeportion and said neck and supporting said Spanner.

Signed at New Yor'k cit in the county -of I New York, and State of ewYork,this 6th day of7 March, A. D. 1920. d v

vMARCUS B. BEHRMAN.

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